It’s crazy out there! Three years later, there are some things to be hopeful about, but it is a double edged sword. I guess the real trick is staying positive in the face of so much negativity.
African-American and Democracy articles on Democracy Chronicles
Here is our collection of articles concerned with African-Americans and Democracy. Few ongoing crisis in American elections have more importance to the integrity of the democracy than the imperative of ensuring voting rights for African-Americans. Also see Democracy Chronicles articles on African-American Voting Rights, the Civil Rights Era, Minority Voting, and our unfortunate category: Racism.
NAACP Youth Pushing Black Lives Matter Policies
National push seeking to put Black Lives Matter movement at forefront of NAACP activism gains steam
To Kill a Mockingbird Sequel Takes World by Storm
Half-century after seminal work, the To Kill a Mockingbird sequel by Harper Lee is being released
Measuring Progress on Civil Rights Act’s 51st Anniversary
51 years later, the 1964 Civil Rights Act is reevaluated in minority communities across country
Stopping Police Terror With Carl Dix and Dr. Cornel West
Carl Dix and Dr. Cornel West spoke along with others from Stolen Lives, people who lost family to police killing, at a mass meeting to plan a huge outpouring to stop police terror set for October 24 in the streets of New York City.
NYC March For Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
In Union Square a group gathered to express outrage at the shooting by Dylann Roof of nine black men and women during a bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
The Conservative Civil Rights of Singer Pat Boone
Civil Rights Era musician Pat Boone uses art to support conservative causes in religion and more
Analyzing Selma March Impact on Ferguson Movement
Activists again descend on Alabama to discuss the 1968 Selma march impact on the 50th anniversary
Malcolm X Anniversary and Creeping Police Brutality
The People’s Climate March that took place in NYC this past Oct. turned out somewhere over 400k people marching for the environment and the future, the lives of their children and grandchildren
VIDEO: I Can’t Breathe Pussy Riot Music on YouTube
I Can’t Breathe Pussy Riot music video dedicated to Eric Garner and those against police brutality